Deceased

How Did Farooq Shaikh Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asFarooq Sheikh, Farook, Farooque ShaikhGenderMaleNationalityDominion of IndiaBorn25/03/1948Born inAmroli, Surat, IndiaDied28/12/2013Causemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ5436156 ↗TMDb#109738 ↗

Farooq Sheikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to acting in films in 2008 and continued to do so until his death on 28 December 2013. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema. He worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Sai Paranjpye, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ayan Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.

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Filmography20 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2014	YoungistaanMovie	Akbar Uncle	66
2012	ShanghaiMovie	Principal Secretary Kaul	64
2011	Tell Me O KkhudaMovie	Ravi Kapoor	63
2009	Accident On Hill RoadMovie	Prakash Shrivastav	61
2002	Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiSeries	Host	54
1997	MohabbatMovie	Shekhar Sharma	49
1989	PicnicMovie	—	41
1989	ToofanMovie	Gopal Sharma	41
1988	Gharwali BaharwaliMovie	Sunil Khanna	40
1986	Mere Saath ChalMovie	Amit	38
1986	Ek PalMovie	—	38
1985	Mera DamadMovie	Jai Khanna	37
1984	Lakhon Ki BaatMovie	Alok Prakash	36
1984	Ab Ayega MazaaMovie	Vijay	36
1983	Rang BirangiMovie	Prof. Jeet Saxena	35
1983	Kissi Se Na KehnaMovie	Kailashpati Trivedi	35
1982	BazaarMovie	Sarju	34
1978	GamanMovie	Ghulam Hasan	30
1977	The Chess PlayersMovie	Aqueel	29
1973	Garm HavaMovie	Sikandar	25